Wolverhampton Wanderers want to sign a goalkeeper on loan from Liverpool – signs point towards Nottingham Forest target Adam Bogdan.
If bare statistics are enough to tell the story, Wolves should not be too disappointed that they missed out on Felix Wiedwald to Leeds United, as reported by Spox.
The German goalkeeper conceded 13 goals in his last three fixtures for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga and was beaten over two times per game on average in 2016/17.
Felix Wiedwald was far from convincing in the Bundesliga
Yet, with Carl Ikeme’s injury problems meaning he’s only featured in more than 40 Championship games in one of the last five seasons, and veteran shot-stopper Andy Lonergan likely to leave, missing out on Wiedwald means Wolves’ search for a new goalkeeper goes on.
And that could lead them to Liverpool. The Birmingham Mail report that Wolves, now managed by Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo, will look to make good use of the loan market this summer and have targeted a goalkeeper currently plying his trade at Anfield.
Now, Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius obviously aren’t going to be farmed out to a Championship club on loan and Danny Ward’s immediate future also appears to be on Merseyside after Huddersfield Town failed in an attempt to re-sign him on loan, as reported by The Sun.
Realistically, this leaves Adam Bogdan. The Nottingham Post reported that Nottingham Forest will discuss the possibility of signing the Hungarian from Liverpool and it’s understood that Jurgen Klopp is open to letting him leave on a temporary basis.
Forest certainly need a new number one with Vladimir Stojkovic’s below-par displays and Stephen Henderson’s injury piling pressure on rookie youngster Jordan Smith last season.
However, reports that Wolves want to sign a goalkeeper from Liverpool suggests that Forest boss Mark Warburton may have some late competition from Molineux.
Liverpool’s Adam Bogdan was relegated from the Championship on loan at Wigan last season
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